The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) shares a laugh with running back Jacoby Clarke (44) after scoring five touchdowns in the Highlanders' 52-12 win over George Ranch during a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) shares a laugh with running back Jacoby Clarke (44) after scoring five touchdowns in the Highlanders' 52-12 win over George Ranch during a non-district high school ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) smiles after catching 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quinn Binney during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) smiles after catching 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quinn Binney during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) celebrates after hauling in a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quinn Binney during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) celebrates after hauling in a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quinn Binney during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) celebrates after returning a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) celebrates after returning a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) breaks a tackle by George Ranch linebacker Jahleel Thomas (40) as he returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) breaks a tackle by George Ranch linebacker Jahleel Thomas (40) as he returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) breaks a tackle by George Ranch linebacker Jahleel Thomas (40) as he returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) breaks a tackle by George Ranch linebacker Jahleel Thomas (40) as he returns a kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown during the third quarter of a non-district high ... more

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The Woodlands' Kesean Carter (6) returns a blocked field goal by defensive back Shane Sirdashney (20) for a 85-yard touchdown during the second quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands' Kesean Carter (6) returns a blocked field goal by defensive back Shane Sirdashney (20) for a 85-yard touchdown during the second quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest ... more

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The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) celebrates with running back Jacoby Clarke (44) after Carter's 20-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Quinn Binney during the third quarter of a non-district high school football game at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Shenandoah. less

The Woodlands wide receiver Kesean Carter (6) celebrates with running back Jacoby Clarke (44) after Carter's 20-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Quinn Binney during the third quarter of a non-district high ... more

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FOOTBALL: The Woodlands' Carter dazzles in historic performance

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SHENANDOAH ― Wide receivers from The Woodlands have put together some astounding performances over the years, racking up the yardage and making several trips to the end zone on their way to the program's history book.

But then came Kesean Carter.

The Highlanders' senior speedster put on a show Friday night at Woodforest Bank Stadium, piling up 313 all-purpose yards and five total touchdowns in a 52-12 win over George Ranch.

Carter, a Texas Tech commit for both football and track, caught five passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns. He also scooped up a blocked field goal and raced 85 yards for another score as time expired in the first half. And if that weren't enough, Carter capped his night with a 75-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

"It's unbelievable," The Woodlands coach Mark Schmid said. "I'm trying to think of the great performances we've had since I've been coaching here, and it's right up there at the top. He scores on a kickoff return, he scores on a blocked kick and he has three receiving touchdowns. I mean, that's pretty spectacular."

The last time a Highlanders receiver scored five touchdowns in one game was back in 2013, when Tyler Patrick found paydirt on four catches and also reached the end zone on a 61-yard punt return. He finished the night with five catches for 129 yards, scoring on plays of 36, 13, 38 and 28 yards, respectively, during a 46-21 rout of Oak Ridge at Woodforest.

Patrick, who was a senior that year, is now playing collegiality at the University of Kansas.

Carter, the reigning Class 6A champion in the 100-meter dash, had touchdown grabs of 17, 20 and 1 yards, respectively. But the two scores on special teams were particularly impressive, giving him 15 touchdowns of 40 yards or more since the beginning of the 2016 season.

"Very good player," George Ranch coach Ricky Tullos said. "Very good player, and he made an impact probably in two-thirds of the game tonight. He's a good one."

After two games this season, Carter is now fifth on The Woodlands' all-time receiving yardage list (1,536), passing both Kyle Drabek (1,371) and Randy Knust (1,475) this year. He is third all-time in receiving touchdowns (20) behind Kevin Beirne (21) and Blake Webb (22).

LUFKIN UP NEXT

While the No. 8 state-ranked Highlanders (1-1) picked up their first victory of the season on Friday night, extending their winning streak at Woodforest to 30 games, the most important stretch of the year is about to begin.

The Woodlands is off next week before jumping into District 12-6A play on the road against Lufkin (3-1) on Oct. 6. The Highlanders are 5-6 all-time against the Panthers, including a 63-42 shootout win last year.

The Woodlands is 24-0 in district games since the beginning of the 2013 season and is aiming for its ninth league crown in the past 10 years.

"I had mixed emotions [about the bye week] because we missed two ball games, and so I struggled with whether we should pick up a game this week or not," Schmid said. "We're not going to play one, and I think it's a good decision because we've got some kids that didn't play tonight who got hurt last week against Katy in a very physical football game."

Starting quarterback Quinn Binney, who is committed to play lacrosse at Army, was one the players who was hurt on Friday against George Ranch. The senior signal-caller left the game midway through the third quarter and had to be helped off the field.

The team doctor examined him on the sideline and didn't feel like there was anything to be too concerned about, according to Schmid. Binney did not return to the game.

With the health of his quarterback in mind and overall wellness of the rest of the roster as well, Schmid said the break in action should be beneficial.

"All the marbles are on the table starting next week in district play, and we want to be able to be healthy and have our players ready to go," he said. "So we're looking forward to it."